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Derrick "Rick" Nowlin has over 20 years experience in Martial Arts and
Fitness. As a Martial Arts instructor, group fitness instructor, and personal trainer he has designed and taught several innovative
Martial Arts and fitness classes for:
- The City Of Alexandria
- CBITS in Atlanta, GA.
- Olympus Gym
- Sport & Health Clubs, Inc. (3 locations)
- The U.S. PTO Fitness Center
- Gold's Gym (2 locations)
Rick has also designed and taught Self Defense,
Rape Prevention and Weapons workshops for various organizations including The
Fairfax County Police Department, The Jhoon Rhee Institute Of Tae Kwon Do, Key
Fitness, various health clubs, on campus at George Mason University and for several
private organizations. He has been hired to train police officers, bodyguards, military personnel, and other security professionals.He
has also had several celebrity clients. He has studied various martial arts including Okinawan Karate, Thai Boxing,
American Kick Boxing, Kung Fu and Escrima.
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In addition to teaching, Rick has appeared in several feature
films and performed live Martial Arts Demonstrations throughout the Washington DC area and in Los Angeles, Atlanta and
New York City at community events, celebrity functions, and on national television. He has also been featured in the Washington
Post and used as a source and written several articles for Men's Fitness Magazine.
Rick was given the nickname "Dragon Chyld !"
by his high school friends as a symbol of his Martial Arts skills, and the fact that he was born in the year of
the Dragon.
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